Latest / Learn Japanese with Fexingo / Japanese Kitchen Items Basic Part 2
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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Japanese with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! Last time we learned 台所, 冷蔵庫, 電子レンジ, 包丁, まな板 — kitchen vocabulary. Lucas: And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Japanese, a couple of dollars a month at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo genuinely keeps these episodes going. Luna: Yeah, it's a small thing that makes a big difference. Thanks to everyone who supports the show. Lucas: Now let's add four more kitchen items you'll use every day: 鍋, フライパン, お椀, and 箸. Luna: Oh, new words! Okay, that first one — 鍋? Lucas: 鍋 is 'pot.' Like a cooking pot. 鍋. Say it with me. Luna: 鍋. Lucas: Perfect. Next: フライパン, 'frying pan.' フライパン. Luna: フライパン. That's basically the English word, isn't it? Lucas: Exactly. Loanword. Easy one. Next: お椀, 'bowl' — like a rice bowl or soup bowl. お椀. Luna: お椀. Got it. And the last one — 箸? Lucas: 箸 is 'chopsticks.' 箸. Be careful — it's not 'hashi' for bridge, it's 'hashi' with a different pitch, but same spelling. Luna: 箸. Okay, so chopsticks. Let me try all four: 鍋, フライパン, お椀, 箸. Lucas: Flawless. Now let's put them in sentences. How about: 'I have one pot' — 鍋が一つあります. Luna: 鍋が一つあります. One pot. Lucas: Yes. 'I have two frying pans' — フライパンが二つあります. Luna: フライパンが二つあります. Two frying pans. Lucas: Good. 'There are three bowls' — お椀が三つあります. Luna: お椀が三つあります. Three bowls. Lucas: And 'I have four pairs of chopsticks' — 箸が四つあります. Luna: 箸が四つあります. Four pairs of chopsticks. Lucas: Great! Now a little scene. Imagine you're setting the table. Can you say: 'The pot is on the stove'? Luna: Uhh... 鍋はコンロの上にあります? Lucas: Exactly! コンロ is stove — we haven't taught that, but you used 上 from earlier episodes. Nice work. Luna: Awesome. So what about 'The frying pan is in the sink'? Lucas: Try it: フライパンはシンクの中にあります. Luna: フライパンはシンクの中にあります. That's a long one, but I got it. Lucas: You did. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Japanese. Pot. Luna: 鍋. Lucas: Frying pan. Luna: フライパン. Lucas: Bowl. Luna: お椀. Lucas: Chopsticks. Luna: 箸. Lucas: Perfect. Now, imagine you're cooking and you need to ask: 'Do you have a pot?' — 鍋がありますか. Luna: 鍋がありますか. And answer: 'Yes, I have a pot' — はい、鍋があります. Lucas: Exactly. And 'Do you have chopsticks?' — 箸がありますか. Luna: 箸がありますか. 'No, I don't have chopsticks' — いいえ、箸はありません. Lucas: Good use of は for contrast. Alright, let's wrap up. Today we learned 鍋, フライパン, お椀, and 箸. Practice with numbers and locations. Luna: And remember, if these lessons help you, support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. See you next time! Lucas: Bye for now. Keep practicing.